How We Tested Steiger Dynamics' Maven Pure Custom
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| Test Hardware Configurations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Row 0 - Cell 0 | Steiger Dynamics Maven Pure Custom | System Builder Marathon $1600 Performance PC | System Builder Marathon $1200 Enthusiast PC |
| Processor (Overclock) | Intel Core i7-4690K: 3.5-3.9 GHz, Four Physical CoresO/C to 4.30 GHz, 1.17 V | Intel Core i7-4770K: 3.5 GHz-3.90 GHz, Four Physical CoresO/C to 4.20 GHz, 1.29 V | Intel Core i5-4670K: 3.4-3.8 GHz, Four Physical CoresO/C to 4.3 GHz, 1.285 V |
| Graphics (Overclock) | EVGA GTX 770: 1085 MHz GPU, GDDR5-7000, no additional O/C | PowerColor R9 290X: 1050 MHz GPU, GDDR5-5400O/C to 1100 MHz, GDDR5-6200 | Powercolor R9 290: 975 MHz GPU, GDDR5-5000O/C to 1100 MHz, GDDR5-5600 |
| Memory (Overclock) | 16 GB Corsair DDR3-1866 CAS 9-10-9-27, 1.50 V, no O/C | 8 GB G.Skill DDR3-1866 CAS 8-9-9-24, O/C to DDR3-2133 CL 9-10-10-27, 1.60 V | 8 GB Team DDR3-1600 CAS 9-9-9-24, no O/C |
| Motherboard (Overclock) | Asus Z97-A: LGA 1150, Intel Z97 ExpressStock 100 MHz BCLK | Asus Z97-A: LGA 1150, Intel Z97 ExpressStock 100 MHz BCLK | ASRock Z97 Pro3: LGA 1150, Intel Z87 ExpressStock 100 MHz BCLK |
| Case | Steiger Dynamics Maven | CM Storm Scout 2 Advanced | Apevia X-Hermes |
| CPU Cooler | Corsair H60 Closed-Liquid | Thermaltake NiC L32 | Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus |
| Hard Drive | 2x Kingston HyperX 3K SH103S3/120G in RAID 0 | Samsung MZ-7TE250BW 250 GB SATA 6Gb/s SSD | Western Digital Blue WD10EZEX 1 TB, 7200 RPM, 64 MB Cache |
| Power | Seasonic SS-660XP2: 660 W Modular, 80 PLUS Platinum | Rosewill HIVE-750: 750 W Semi-Modular, 80 PLUS Bronze | Corsair CX750: 750 W, 80 PLUS Bronze |
| Software | |||
| OS | Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 |
| Graphics | Nvidia Forceware 340.52 | AMD Catalyst 14.4 | AMD Catalyst 14.4 |
| Chipset | Intel INF 9.4.0.1026 | Intel INF 9.4.0.1026 | Intel INF 9.4.0.1026 |
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